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This morning’s meteorite impact in Russia had nothing at all to do with the massive asteroid that’s scheduled to barely graze by Earth this afternoon, it turns out–that one’s still on its way. Asteroid 2012 DA14, at 50 meters in diameter, will zoom by without disturbing our planet, according to NASA, but it’s understandable if you’re […]
Chinese filmmaker Kit Chung has been experimenting with GIFs pulled from a video he made shooting portrait close-ups on Line 2, Beijing’s oldest running subway rail. The voyeuristic loops of subtle facial gestures are a little bit Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests meet Chris Marker’s Passengers. He’s been posting to his Tumblr which also reminds of […]
Last month, ANIMAL and advocacy group Stamp Stampede staged a stunt in which we took a projector-equipped van and displayed propaganda messages at various New York City locations–including onto the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. We dealt with the NYPD at the time, but after showing up at the homes of two ANIMAL staffers and […]
Storefront statues date back to the 1800’s when wooden Cigar Store Indians were used to lure costumers to tobacconist shops. To deal with the illiteracy of the general public, business owners advertised their shops from the sidewalks using life-sized statues. The tradition continues on to this day with many NYC shop owners utilizing the age-old […]
2 Chainz did not have a good Valentine’s Day. He was arrested in Maryland while on his way to perform at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, but that’s not even the worst part. After arresting Mr. Chainz, 2 copz asked to take a picture with the rapper. The artist formerly known as Tity Boi […]
It’s no secret that Staten Island has a painkiller problem. White Trash Clan, a hip-hop crew from the island (who must have taken name inspiration from Shaolin’s most famous rap export) sought to propagate S.I.’s image as the oxy-addled borough with their song “My World Is Blue,” a low-budget tribute to prescription drug use and […]
We here at ANIMAL have been a bit taken by this Harlem Shake meme. We even went to Times Square to document the NYPD trying to shut down the biggest ever Harlem Shake. Naturally, one of the first few things that comes to mind is… when’s the porn version coming out? So we called up our […]
Friday morning in the Russian Ural city of Chelyabinsk, a 10-ton meteor plummeted out of the sky. Inevitably, it was recorded on the dashcams. The residents of the city are being treated for minor injuries to the flying glass and debris. According to the latest from the governor, 950 people were injured and 3000 buildings were […]
Edmund, Battery Park. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork) […]
SOBER graffiti in Brooklyn. (Photo: sabeth718/Flickr) […]
